Teacher of English

Are you imaginative, innovative with a passion for inspiring and motivating? if so, we would like to hear from you!

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced teacher or an ECT to join our team here at Pewsey Vale School.

We are looking for someone to join our English department, who can empower our students to develop their independent thinking and who can interact with our students to motivate to interact with themselves.  

About Us

Pewsey Vale School is a small mixed 11-16 comprehensive school catering for students from widely varied backgrounds in the village of Pewsey in the Pewsey Vale of Wiltshire.

We are a fully inclusive school and are passionate about empowering all students to succeed. Our curriculum is underpinned by our core values of:

Respect, Diligence, Integrity, Fearless, Trust and Driven

These values will shape our students into becoming Exceptional, Resilient, Innovative, Aspirational, Yourself, Successful.

The Governing Body are seeking to appoint a Teacher of English in this ambitious, forward thinking school.

The successful candidate will:     

Be an enthusiastic and well-qualified teacher with a passion for English    

Be able to teach English to KS3 & KS4     

Have a commitment to achieving excellence in English    

Contribute to raising standards of student attainment.

We can offer the successful candidate:

• Enthusiastic, friendly and hardworking students 

• A commitment to the health and wellbeing of staff

• A commitment to professional development

• Full support and induction programme for ECTs

A detailed applicant pack can be downloaded from the TES site.  See supporting documents.

Main Responsibilities 

Plan, develop and implement whole-school and department priorities, including aspects of the school development plan and departmental action plan 

Plan and develop department action plans, audits, curriculum overviews and policies 

Collaborate with other departments to develop English across the curriculum 

Support and mentor teachers in training as requires 

Ensure that the regulations and procedures relating to Health & Safety are followed, taking responsibility for the safety, welfare and discipline of students within the learning environment 

Support and uphold the schools Core Values 

Create a happy, secure and stimulating learning environment 

Have a sympathetic understanding of every child’s needs 

Have clear aims and objectives for every lesson and communicate them to students 

Have well planned, imaginatively introduced which caters for all students needs 

Engage in continuous formative and summative assessment, tracking progress of pupils in line with the school’s systems and provide guidance to pupils on next steps in their learning 

Maintain student records and report progress to parents, guardians and carers 

Ensure high standards of behaviour in line with the school’s behaviour policy 

Share talents, skills, ideas and enthusiasm for the benefit of the whole school and be ready to accept responsibilities that extend beyond the classroom 

Complete the requirements of the school’s performance management process 

Attend to personal professional development to keep abreast of national, local and school initiative and best practice.

Closing date for Applications: Thursday 16th June 2022. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications 

Interview date: TBC

Committed to Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding Children and Diversity. Pewsey Vale School are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. 

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